The amplified mid-level ridge of high pressure across the West will continue to funnel smoke into Colorado today. Notice how the flow aloft is coming directly from the Canadian prairies southward into the Front Range. However, there is a closed-low pressure coming out of the Pacific Northwest along the Canadian border. This low pressure is ultimately what will cut-off the …

Ben Castellani

Ben Castellani

Ben grew up in southwestern Pennsylvania and holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in Meteorology, the latter being from CU Boulder. His hometown received nearly three feet of snow from the Storm of the Century back in March of 1993, sparking his initial interest in impactful weather. Ben currently works on remote sensing and data analysis software at NV5 Geospatial Software in Boulder.

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